Barbados vs Libya: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Barbados
29.2
in 2016
Libya
29.2
in 2016
Barbados rank
22nd
Libya rank
22nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Barbados
- Libya
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 29.2 against 29.2 in Libya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 22nd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.36 | 25.48 | 0.88 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 26.86 | 26.69 | 0.17 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 27.42 | 27.65 | 0.23 | Libya |
| 2000s | 28.27 | 28.4 | 0.13 | Libya |
| 2010s | 28.99 | 28.99 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Barbados or Libya?
- Barbados, at 29.2 against 29.2 in Libya as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Barbados and Libya?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Libya?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Libya rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Barbados ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 22nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.